BOCA RATON, FL - Florida Atlantic senior guard Pablo Bertone was named the Conference USA Player of the Week after leading the Owls to a pair of wins last week. It is the first time in his career that Bertone has won a conference player of the week award.

Bertone averaged 25.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in FAU's two games last week scoring a career high 31 points and added five rebounds in a 75-64 win over UCF on Tuesday night. He followed that up with 20 points and six rebounds against Jacksonville on Saturday.

For the year, Bertone is averaging 18.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

The Owls travel to DePaul to take on the Blue Demons on Thursday. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 1. Live audio and stats will be available at www.fausports.com.